Understanding  Erica xwillmorei , a nineteenth century English garden  hybrid

E. Charles Nelson; E. G. H. Oliver

doi:10.4102/abc.v33i2.443

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Understanding Erica xwillmorei, a nineteenth century English garden hybrid

E. Charles Nelson, E. G. H. Oliver

Bothalia | Vol 33, No 2 | a443 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v33i2.443 | © 2003 Copyright Status: Not provided. Contact Holding Institution to verify copyright status. Rights Holder: South African National Biodiversity Institute
Submitted: 04 September 2003 | Published: 09 September 2003

About the author(s)

E. Charles Nelson, Cultivar Registrar. The Heather Society, Tippitiwitchet Cottage. Hall Road. Outwell, United Kingdom
E. G. H. Oliver, Compton Herbarium. National Botanical Institute, South Africa

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Abstract

The application of the binomial Erica willmorei Knowles & Westc. is discussed and the name is typified by an illustration. It is demonstrated that the name was altered to E. wilmoreana by Bentham. misapplied and misspelled soon after publication and that various plants known by this binomial and its numerous variants do not represent the original hybrid.

Keywords

<i>Erica</i> L.; garden history; nomenclature

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